Rumoured to have been created by the Sylvia Hotel in the ‘5os (though some say Hotel Georgia also has a strong claim), the Vancouver cocktail has become a classic on old-school cocktail lists. A combination of gin, sweet Vermouth, Benedictine, and orange bitters—this one’s for a sturdy palate.

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